Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada.Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks to God for the harvest and express gratitude to others for our many blessings. While historically religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday.


The "First" Thanksgiving
The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. The traditional "first Thanksgiving" is the celebration that occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation in 1621. The Plymouth celebration occurred early in the history of what would become one of the original thirteen colonies that became the United States. . The celebration became an important part of the American myth by the 1800s. Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends.